The first table below looks at the demand for the Change Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Change Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the South East region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Change Manager
Rank 180 210 171
Rank change year-on-year
+30 -39
Contract jobs requiring a Change Manager 40 35 82
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.505% 0.345% 0.799%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.545% 0.373% 0.863%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 14 41
Average daily rate £483 £450 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.22% +20.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £315 £325 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £570 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £415 £425 £400
% change year-on-year
-2.35% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £56.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £56.50 - -
All Job Titles
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7336 9394 9506
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 92.60% 92.47% 92.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 3629 4201 4116
Average daily rate £350 £350 £355
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -1.40%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £220 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £501 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 587 724 798
Average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.77% -14.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £11.38 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.00 £42.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Change Manager
England

Change Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Change Manager across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East Change Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Change Manager
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Change Manager across the South East region.

South East Change Manager Daily Rate Trend

Change Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Change Manager across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South East Change Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Change Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Change Manager across the South East region.

South East Change Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Change Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Change Manager within the South East region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Surrey +24 13 £530 +0.95%
Berkshire +14 13 £403 -
Buckinghamshire +4 7 £450 +25.00%
Middlesex +5 4 £630 +57.50%
West Sussex +15 3 £350 -30.00%
Kent -4 1 £400 -11.11%
Hampshire -17 1 £135 -68.23%
Change Manager
England

Change Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Change Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Change Manager in their job title.

1 27 (43.55%) Change Management
2 24 (38.71%) Project Management
3 16 (25.81%) SAP
4 12 (19.35%) PRINCE2
4 12 (19.35%) Finance
5 11 (17.74%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (14.52%) Change Control
6 9 (14.52%) User Acceptance Testing
6 9 (14.52%) SAP BPC
7 8 (12.90%) Telecoms
7 8 (12.90%) SAP BW
8 6 (9.677%) NetWeaver
8 6 (9.677%) Six Sigma
8 6 (9.677%) Test Strategy
9 5 (8.065%) PMP
9 5 (8.065%) PMI Certification
10 4 (6.452%) ERP
10 4 (6.452%) Project Planning
10 4 (6.452%) Performance Management
11 3 (4.839%) SAP HCM
11 3 (4.839%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 3 (4.839%) Supplier Management
11 3 (4.839%) Retail
11 3 (4.839%) Programme Management
11 3 (4.839%) SharePoint
11 3 (4.839%) ITIL
11 3 (4.839%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 2 (3.226%) MS Exchange
12 2 (3.226%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (3.226%) Oracle

Change Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Change Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Change Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (1.613%) WebCenter
Application Platforms
1 6 (9.677%) NetWeaver
2 3 (4.839%) SharePoint
3 2 (3.226%) MS Exchange
3 2 (3.226%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (1.613%) MS Project Server
4 1 (1.613%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (3.226%) MS Office
1 2 (3.226%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (1.613%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (1.613%) MS Visio
2 1 (1.613%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 9 (14.52%) SAP BPC
2 3 (4.839%) SAP HCM
3 2 (3.226%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (1.613%) SAP SD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.613%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (12.90%) SAP BW
2 2 (3.226%) Data Warehouse
General
1 12 (19.35%) Finance
2 8 (12.90%) Telecoms
3 3 (4.839%) Retail
4 1 (1.613%) Marketing
4 1 (1.613%) Billing
4 1 (1.613%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.613%) FMCG
1 1 (1.613%) NHS
1 1 (1.613%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (43.55%) Change Management
2 24 (38.71%) Project Management
3 12 (19.35%) PRINCE2
4 11 (17.74%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (14.52%) Change Control
5 9 (14.52%) User Acceptance Testing
6 6 (9.677%) Six Sigma
6 6 (9.677%) Test Strategy
7 4 (6.452%) ERP
7 4 (6.452%) Project Planning
7 4 (6.452%) Performance Management
8 3 (4.839%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 3 (4.839%) Supplier Management
8 3 (4.839%) Programme Management
8 3 (4.839%) ITIL
9 2 (3.226%) B2C
9 2 (3.226%) Process Management
9 2 (3.226%) Migration
9 2 (3.226%) Release Management
9 2 (3.226%) SAP Implementation
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.613%) C
Qualifications
1 5 (8.065%) PMP
1 5 (8.065%) PMI Certification
2 3 (4.839%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 2 (3.226%) ISEB
3 2 (3.226%) Degree
3 2 (3.226%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 1 (1.613%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.613%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.226%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 2 (3.226%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (3.226%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 16 (25.81%) SAP
2 2 (3.226%) Oracle
2 2 (3.226%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.613%) Remedy
3 1 (1.613%) Salesforce.com
Reading, Thames Valley
Its an initial 12 month contract, based in Reading paying between £350 - 450 per day.You will have a proven track record in Business Change Management within a...
Real Staffing
Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
You will meet the following requirements: Strong Change Management background Experience in multi-location, multi product, multi vendor integrated customer networks Come from a strong telecommunication background Operational...
Orgtel
Posted: 15 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
You will meet the following requirements: Strong Change Management background Experience in multi-location, multi product, multi vendor integrated customer networks Come from a strong telecommunication background Operational...
Orgtel
Posted: 21 May 2013
Surrey, South East
In addition to managing the schedules, they will ensure appropriate operational readiness and post implementation review processes are completed and signed off.The role will ensure appropriate lead-...
Volt
Rate: £250.00 - £295.00 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013